firewall
(noun) (colloquial) the application of maximum thrust; “he moved the throttle to the firewall”
firewall
(noun) a fireproof (or fire-resistant) wall designed to prevent the spread of fire through a building or a vehicle
firewall
(noun) (computing) a security system consisting of a combination of hardware and software that limits the exposure of a computer or computer network to attack from crackers; commonly used on local area networks that are connected to the internet
Source: WordNet® 3.1
firewall (plural firewalls)
(architecture) A fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle.
Coordinate terms: firestop, fire block
(computer security) The software that monitors traffic in and out of a private network or a personal computer and allows or blocks such traffic depending on its perceived threat.
(physics) A hypothetical phenomenon where an observer falling into a black hole encounters high-energy quanta at or near the event horizon.
firewall (third-person singular simple present firewalls, present participle firewalling, simple past and past participle firewalled)
(transitive, computer security) To protect with a firewall.
(transitive, computer security) To block with a firewall.
(intransitive, motor vehicles or aircraft, slang) To use maximum acceleration.
Source: Wiktionary
12 January 2025
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
